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Traders at Inkundamahoro Market in Kigali. Rising fertiliser and food prices amid the Strait of Hormuz crisis underscore the need for resilient agriculture, a key focus of the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026. Bahizi
Featured

Africa can turn the current crisis into resilient food systems. Kigali is where it comes together

Friday, August 21, 2026
A cabbage farmer works in her plantation in Muko Sector, Musanze District. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana.
Agriculture

Why Rwanda needs to scale up agroecology

Thursday, August 20, 2026
Residents undergo screening for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) during a community health outreach exercise in Kigali. Photo by Craish BAHIZI

Rwanda needs to take the fight against NCDs beyond hospitals

Thursday, August 20, 2026
A flood monitoring station at a drainage in Gikondo. The government is strengthening its disaster preparedness and emergency financing systems as the country braces for potentially wetter-than-normal conditions linked to El Niño. PHOTO/FILE
Environment

Inside plan to respond to El Niño disasters

Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Laws tell people what they can and cannot do, and they set punishments or solutions if someone breaks them.

Can prevention beat enforcement?

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
A flooded residential area in May 2023 in Rwanda. File
Environment

Govt steps up flood preparedness as strong El Niño looms

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
A woman works in her vegetables plantation. Photo by Craish Bahizi.
Women

The invisible burden behind women’s success

Tuesday, August 18, 2026
Nyagatare District is increasing water testing, repairing old boreholes and investing in new water projects. Photo by Craish BAHIZI
Rwanda

Why Nyagatare District needs to make borehole water safer for use

Sunday, August 16, 2026
Officials launch a campaign during the annual high-level national stakeholders’ advocacy meeting on prevention and control of NTDs and WASH integration. Courtesy
Health

Renewed call to tackle neglected tropical diseases from grassroots

Friday, August 14, 2026
Some substandard alcoholic beverages seized by the Rwanda National Police during an ongoing campaign to crack down on illicit drinks in Rwanda. Courtesy.

What are we eating and drinking? Food safety must come before profit

Friday, August 14, 2026
A medical officer talking to a patient during clinic day at Most At Risk Populations Initiative (MARPI) clinic in Mulago National Referral Hospital on January 13, 2026 in Kampala, Uganda. (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Getty Images)

A new paradigm for global health financing

Thursday, August 13, 2026
Graduates celebrate during the AIMS graduation ceremony in Kigali on June 27, 2025. According to a new Prime Minister’s Order published in the Official Gazette on August 10, the Higher Education Council (HEC) will strengthen its technical capacity through a new organisational structure featuring specialised teams responsible for accreditation, quality enhancement, academic recognition, internationalisation, digitalisation and research. File
Education

What to know about structural changes at higher education council

Thursday, August 13, 2026